Silly cowpony

Buddy and I have an issue.  I can wave my left arm up, down & around with no reaction but heaven forbid my right arm moves.  I’ve been working with him on this but I had some sort of lapse in memory tonight.  We left the driveway and he was being mr pokey – we’d just passed mom and dads driveway and a car came down the hill towards us.  He’s a little nervy about them coming towards us anyway, but he’s getting better.  Well this car slowed down, and the very nice older couple waved and smiled.  So I smiled….and waved with my right hand.  OOOPS!! That crazy little cowpony spun himself (and me) 360 degrees – this spin was one that any reiner would be proud of!!  Silly cowpony!  So the rest of the way up the road to the field I was waving my arms here there and everywhere!

We crossed the field at a snails pace and came out the other side, waited for a couple cars to pass and then crossed over towards the dam.  With very very few exceptions he didn’t care about much of anything on this trip over.

When we got to the little boat launch, Buddy really wanted to go towards the water but he’d get halfway there and then back up.  Once I got him to calmly walk to the waters edge and then stand I got off and led him right up to the water.  He took a sip and then stepped right in!!  He played in the water for a bit just pastern deep and while he was playing in the water I tossed rocks in.  The splashes at first spooked him but he got used to it.  The whole time we were there this guy was watching us and singing to us.

Sorry the pictures are not the greatest, my blackberry takes decent pics in full sunlight with no zoom but it was dusk and he/she was a little ways out.  We didn’t go very far this ride, it was getting dark too quick.  We went a little ways down this road, it’s always so peaceful and a nice way to help me clear my head.  I really needed a nice relaxing ride tonight and this certainly helped.  I love to just mosey down the trail and just let all of my stresses go.  I know in the grand scheme of things, all that’s gone on lately is nothing much but at the very same time, it’s enough to make me crazy!  Here’s my favorite view - he’s almost always got his ears forward, happy and willing to just be out and about.  I realized when we got home tonight that the incessant whinnying of our first rides is gone.  I haven’t noticed it the last few times I took him out and there was absolutely ZERO whinnying tonight – even when we got close to home.  He’s really turning into a fantastic trail horse and I’m SOOOO thankful that I let Sammii talk me into walking into that barn on black friday last year! 

Now a couple pics of the new addition. I wasn’t looking for another horse.  In fact, I’m trying to cut back my numbers but for some reason it never works.   This mare may not stay, but she’s here for now.  I’ve actually offered her as a lease to a couple people, we’ll see what comes of that.  She’s a nice mare – around 20 years old, she was sold as a QH but I think she’s either a TWH or Saddlebred cross.   Palomino, about 15.1 hands, has a nice build not overly chunky but not a rail either.  She is a been there done that type of ride.  Does great walk/trot – I haven’t cantered her yet but she’s passed my “potato test” where I flop around like an idiot on her back like a sack of potatoes – I did it at the walk and the trot and she couldn’t have cared less.  She does great on the road – I’d almost like to keep her but I just have too many and she’s VERY mare-ish!